Level:
A2 on the CEFR (Common European Framework for Languages)

Exam format
Listening: 25 minutes (max five shields)
Reading/Writing: 40 minutes (max five shields)
Speaking: 7-9 minutes (max five shields)

The exam consists of three parts: Reading and Writing, Listening and Speaking.

Reading and Writing: 7 parts / 44 questions
Part 1: There are 10 definitions that the children have to match to 10 of the 15 words given.
Part 2: the children read a conversations between two people. The children have to read what the first speaker says or asks and choose the correct answer form a list.
Part 3: there is a text with gaps in it. The children have to fill the gaps by choosing the correct word from a box and at the end choose the correct title for the story from a choice of three.
Part 4: there is a short and simple text with some missing words. For each gap there are three possible answers and the children have to choose the correct one.
Part 5: there is a story and seven sentences that the children have to complete with one, two, three or four words.
Part 6: there is a short text with five gaps. The children have to complete each gap with one word without a list to choose from.
Part 7: there are three pictures that the candidates have to use to write a short (20 words or more) story.

Listening: 5 parts /25 questions (every recording is played twice)
Part 1: there is a picture with people doing different things and some names. The children have to listen and match each name to the correct person described in the picture.
Part 2: there is a form or a page of a notebook with missing information; the children listen to a conversation and fill the gaps with a word or a number.
Part 3: on one side there is a set of pictures of people with their names, places or objects with their names and on the other side there is a set of pictures with letters only. The children listen to a conversation and match the letters to the correct named picture.
Part 4: The children listen to five short conversations. For each conversation there is a question and three pictures. The children listen to the conversations and tick the picture that answers the question.
Part 5:

Speaking: 4 parts
Part 1: there are two very similar pictures with some differences. The examiner describes something in their picture and the child says how they picture is different.
Part 2: The examiner and the child ask each other questions about their picture.
Part 3: The examiner shows the candidate 5 pictures which tell a story and describes the first picture. The child has to continue the story by describing the other four pictures.
Part 4: the examiner asks the child questions about themselves.

The difference between Flyers and A2 Key
If we look at the Common Reference Framework for Languages (QCER), Flyers e A2 Key for Schools certify the same level: the difference, therefore, is not in the skills and
concepts that are tested, but in the format of the test.

First of all the duration of the test is different: Flyers lasts 75 minutes, A2 Key lasts just
under 2 hours.
There are also differences in the content. Flyers is appropriate for primary school children whereas A1 Key (for schools) is more suitable for 12-year olds or older students who will find the reading and listening materials more interesting and the speaking test more engaging because they will have the opportunity to talk about topics related to the their every-day life.